Articles
Mycorrhiza and Bacteria-Enriched Microbiomes
19 Sep 2024
Mycorrhizae are beneficial soil fungi that establish a symbiotic association with host plant roots. In nature, they also associate with bacteria during different stages of their life cycle. Cross-kingdom associations formed between plant roots and mycorrhizae have been proficient in positively influencing plant growth as these associations are evolutionarily selected and maintained in nature, and are hence more powerful than introduced, non-native, combinations of biofertilizer bacterial strains.
Impact of Nature-based Innovative Biofertilizers on Agriculture
10 Apr 2024
Global climate changes have resulted in unexpected drought, extreme temperatures, excessive rainfall, and unanticipated storms, causing disasters that had never occurred in the past. Considering this, establishment of an environment friendly mechanism is of vital importance. In recent years, there has been an unrestricted and unchecked use of agrochemicals to obtain higher yield which on the flip side has given rise to several agricultural problems and damaged soils.
TERI team has developed nanofertilizers for climate smart agriculture
13 Dec 2023 | Dr Pushplata Singh| | Dr Palash Manna
Nanofertilizers developed by TERI's Sustainable Agriculture Program for achieving climate-smart agriculture are approved by the Department of Agriculture for manufacturing and marketing
12 Dec 2023
Nanofertilizers have promised to overcome the adverse effect of excessive conventional fertilizers on environment and health. Our extensive studies have shown that the use of nanofertilizers, in combination with ‘bulk’ fertilizer(s), can reduce the application size of conventional fertilizers by 25-50 % in agricultural fields. TERI has developed three nano-fertilizer technologies up to commercial scale. These include nano Urea, nano DAP and nano Phosphorous.
Nano steps towards Climate Smart Agriculture
31 May 2023 | Palak Khanna
Its deceptively small size is no measure of its impact. Nanotechnology may work at a small scale, but the minuscule size of nanomaterials belies their efficiency. Little wonder then that the technology is being increasingly applied in agriculture to enhance efficacy and, importantly, to shrink the adverse impact of conventional chemical fertilizers on the environment and health.
A comparative assessment of biomass pretreatment methods for the sustainable industrial upscaling of rice straw into cellulose
18 Apr 2023 | Prabhpreet Kaur| | Himadri B. Bohidar| | Frederick M. Pfeffer| | Richard Williams| | Ruchi Agrawal
Source- Cellulose
Publisher- Springer Nature
Year- 18 March 2023
Weblink- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-023-05161-4
This paper gives a comprehensive characteristic comparison of cellulose-rich variants obtained from the rice straw using different pretreatment methods along with the preliminary cost analyses indicating their potential economic feasibility.
International Year of Millets
10 Mar 2023
Renewed Focus on Nutrition Storehouse
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). In this article, Livleen K Kahlon says that with the UNGA declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, there’s a renewed focus on these nutritious grains. This move will serve best in the interest of developing countries, where almost 97 per cent of global millet production happens. But, it is going to take a lot of effort to change the mindset and lifestyles of consumers towards a millet-positive diet.
India’s Women Farmers: The Unimagined Mass
04 Nov 2022
India is known for its agricultural produce, but what we do not know, or perhaps tend to overlook, is the contribution of women in the growth of this sector. In this article, Himanshu Kumar and Vivek Kumar enlighten us about the role of women in the agriculture sector and some of the problems they face.
TERI and CFCL launch Mycorrhiza Product
02 Aug 2022
Partnering with The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) SMART Agrisolutions, Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (CFCL) launched their first Mycorrhiza Product in the Mycorrhiza category of biofertilizers. The Advanced Mycorrhizal Biofertilizer product has been named- “UTTAM SUPERRHIZA”.